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unmonitored

unmonitored

2 4.6
No one watches or checks it
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈmɒnɪtərd/
translation icon : no supervisado
  • The teaching of a nation's children is too important to be left unmonitored.
  • unmonitored conversational exchange
  • unmonitored conversational interaction

So you can't just like go unmonitored in a boat to Cuba like you, you just can't do that.

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Examples

  • Surveys were placed in the mailboxes of consultants, who were instructed to return the completed surveys to a separate, unmonitored location to assure anonymity.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The goal of this research was to examine what people expressed in unmonitored forums regarding what they think about and how they make decisions regarding vaccination.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Clients completed their surveys anonymously and placed them in a secured, unmonitored deposit box outside the consultation room.

    Academic text (2009)
  • In fairness to these governments, the world's leading democracies are no less concerned about potential terrorist threats posed by unmonitored messaging.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The researcher conducted unmonitored experiments to observe natural behaviors.

  • They decided to hold an unmonitored discussion to encourage open dialogue.

  • The park has unmonitored areas where children can play freely.

Synonyms

unchecked
vsunmonitored
34 4.9

Allowed to continue without control

points to lack of watching or checking rather than active permission
unregulated
vsunmonitored
26 4.9

Not controlled by rules or laws

stresses lack of formal rules rather than everyday watching
unattended
vsunmonitored
22 3.6

Left without anyone watching or caring for them

emphasizes absence of watching rather than absence of care
unsupervised
vsunmonitored
21 4.2

Not watched by an adult or person in charge

is the same lack of oversight without naming authority roles
unguarded
vsunmonitored
11 5.2

Not watched or protected so someone can take it

is more about absence of watching and checking than safety
unobserved
vsunmonitored
3 5.2

Not seen or noticed by anyone

means the same unseen state but with broader checking absent
untended
vsunmonitored
3 4.9

Not given care, like a garden

focuses on not being watched or checked rather than not cared for
unchaperoned
vsunmonitored
3 7.0

Alone without an adult to watch or guide them

refers to absence of general watching rather than missing escort
unwatched
vsunmonitored
1 3.9

Without anyone watching or looking after it

describes the same absence of sight or checking
unmanaged
vsunmonitored
1 5.2

Something that no person or system controls

highlights simple absence of watching rather than organizational failure
uncared
vsunmonitored
1 5.5

Not looked after and left in bad condition

is about missing watching or checking, not only neglect
unpoliced
vsunmonitored
1 6.6

No authorities watch or control it

means no watching by anyone, not only official forces
unviewed
vsunmonitored
6.4

No one has seen it

implies the same unseen condition but includes active checking too
untracked
vsunmonitored
5.7

Not watched, followed, or recorded so people cannot see its progress

focuses more on absence of active watching rather than records
unscrutinized
vsunmonitored
8.4

Not looked at carefully

refers more to general lack of watching than close examination
unpatrolled
vsunmonitored
6.5

An area without guards or patrols watching it

covers lack of watching in general, not only patrols
noncontrolled
vsunmonitored
6.4

Not under official rules or direct management by an authority

means no watching or checking in daily terms, not formal rules

Antonyms

Under the watch and control of a responsible person

How Monitored

unobserved
3 5.2
unmonitored
2 4.6

Surface Forms

unmonitored positive

Morphology

unmonitored = monitored (transparent) = un + monitor + ed

The negative prefix 'un-' is attached to the participial adjective 'monitored' to mean 'not monitored', which is directly derivable.

Etymology

The word unmonitored is made from the prefix un- meaning 'not' and monitor meaning 'to watch or check', so it literally means 'not watched or checked'. Think of a camera or a teacher who 'monitors' a place; if they are not there, the place is unmonitored.